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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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My Frame Will Never Rust!

Because there is so much oil on it!!!!!
I was driving to work today when I blew the o-ring between the HPOP and the HPOP fitting. There is oil everywhere!!!

I bought the o-rings from Ford on my lunch break and will fix it after work so I can drive home. Man is Ford proud of that o-ring kit or what ( $30.00), but I had to have it.

I will let you know how it goes. It is always something!
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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Could you tell when it blew? Because yesterday on my way to fill up the truck started shaking, looked under couldnt see much but when i got to the gas station i looked under there was oil everywhere, so im wonderin if its the same thing
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 12:47 PM
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Could not really tell anything until I got to work and there was oil everywhere. The oil level barely registers on the dip stick and my whole engine bay is covered in oil.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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Oh ok, yea my level was low too but only the lower half of the engine was covered so all i did was add a quart and eventually ill get it checked out
 
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 08:37 AM
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when is the best time to check your oil level?
 
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by kupiec20
when is the best time to check your oil level?
Right now
Go outside and do it. =P

I had my truck at the trans shop, and the guy told me. "your oil pan gasket needs to be replaced"
I was happy. finally figured out where the oil was coming from.
I just told him "Awesome! the oil pan wont rust then."
He didn't like that answer by the look on his face, but laughed.
I was just happy I knew where the drip was coming from.

Get about a 1 inch circle every night.
Such a slow drip. I dont wanna fix it though. to much work.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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Mine either!

I blew the front seal on the tranny. It wouldn't leak most of the time, but when it was hot it dumped fast. I went through a couple of cases of cheap tranny fluid before I could get to the fix.

Even today, 16 months later, I can still tell the truck was oil washed underneath.
 
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